1998 United States Senate election in Arizona

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November 3, 1998

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Nominee	John McCain	Ed Ranger
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	696,577	275,224
Percentage	68.74%	27.16%

County results
McCain: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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John McCain
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John McCain
Republican

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The 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 3. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain won re-election to a third term.

General election

Candidates

John McCain, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Bob Park (Reform)
Ed Ranger, attorney^[1] (Democratic)
John C. Zajac (Libertarian)

Results

General election result^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain (incumbent)	696,577	68.74%	+12.92%
	Democratic	Ed Ranger	275,224	27.16%	-4.41%
	Libertarian	John C. Zajac	23,004	2.27%	+0.63%
	Reform	Bob Park	18,288	1.80%
	Write-ins		187	0.02%
Majority			421,353	41.58%	+17.34%
Turnout			1,013,280
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ Lewin, Tamar (November 4, 1998). "The 1998 Elections: State by State -- West; Arizona". The New York Times.
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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